A host of animals
protector thangka
The animals in this thangka were of importance in the culture of Tibet, where animals enabled life to function. Animals were the source of food and transport, their skins were used for warmth and shelter; and even their dung was dried and used as fuel. The hosts of animals in this thangka express the grandeur, power and impressiveness of the protector – there is nothing that this being cannot do.
